Alletta
A feminine name of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from Germanic roots.
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Alletta. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alletta today is around 84 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alletta births was 1915 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alletta. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Alletta is about 84 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Allettas were born before 1952.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Alletta. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
1915
9 babies that year
Average age
84
years old
1948 SSA rank
#5,252
Tracked since 1901
Popularity
Alletta: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alletta from the 1900s through to the 1940s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 32 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alletta by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alletta during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alletta
The given name Alletta is a feminine name of Dutch origin, derived from the Germanic root "ald" meaning "old" or "venerable". It is believed to have emerged during the Middle Ages in the Netherlands and surrounding regions.
Alletta is a variant of the more common Dutch name Aletta, which itself is a diminutive form of the name Adelaide or Adelheid. This name was popular among the nobility and ruling classes in medieval Europe, particularly in the Frankish and Germanic realms.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Alletta can be found in the 13th century, when a woman by the name of Alletta van Reimerswaal was mentioned in historical records as a noblewoman from the town of Reimerswaal in the Netherlands.
In the 16th century, a Dutch painter and engraver named Alletta van Hultheym (c. 1520-1585) gained recognition for her skillful portraiture and religious paintings. She is considered one of the earliest female artists of note in the Netherlands.
Another notable figure with the name Alletta was Alletta Jacobs (1854-1929), a Dutch physician and feminist who became the first woman to officially study at a Dutch university and the first female physician in the Netherlands.
In the 19th century, Alletta Dorothea van Foreest (1829-1915) was a Dutch baroness and philanthropist who established several charitable organizations and schools in the Netherlands.
More recently, Alletta Almira Woodward (1852-1925) was an American educator and suffragist who played a significant role in the women's suffrage movement in the United States, particularly in the state of Ohio.
While the name Alletta is not as common today as it once was, it remains a unique and distinct name with a rich historical heritage, particularly in the Netherlands and among Dutch-American communities.
People
Alletta + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alletta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
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Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alletta: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alletta?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alletta going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Alletta a common name?
We classify Alletta as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 68 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alletta most popular?
The single biggest year for Alletta was 1915, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alletta is about 84 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Alletta a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alletta in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.